Forever Fae (Forever Fae #1)(56)
Her eyes go wide and she flitters across the room spinning and twirling while giggling in her twinkling sounding voice.
“I’m sorry, but I’ve heard so much about you and the prophecy, and I know you will have the power to grant my wishes. I’m just a little excited that you accepted.” One thing I have learned about imps over the years is that they are fun-loving creatures that excite very easily. They usually make good friends and are also loyal to those they trust. I think I just got lucky.
She flutters in front of me and her excitement dims down into seriousness as she explains what she wants.
“My family had talked about the prophecy for years before I was taken. When you return home, you plan to be with your prince, right?”
I nod my head yes and prompt her to continue.
“I know what happens when you and Ryder take the next step. I see already that you’ve started the change, but have not completed it. It takes more than the power of words to make this change so when you and Ryder become one, the Fall Court will appear from the magic of your union and you will become the queen of your own court. Your court will be a safe haven for those who seek shelter and since many fae creatures don’t really belong to the Summer Court or Winter Court, they can belong to yours. You can unite us and make us stronger.”
I furrow my brows in confusion and say, “I understand that, but how does this help you?”
She flaps her hands in the air and says, “I was getting to that, Princess. My first wish is to let me come with you. All I want is to be taken away from here and protected. For the second wish I want you to let my family take refuge in your court…the Fall Court.”
Out of all the wishes she would want granted, she wants me to keep her family safe. I place my hand over my heart and promise to grant her wishes. My heart feels full of joy when I look up to see her golden tears of happiness. She flies over to me and hugs me around my neck. Her body is fragile and delicate as I try to hug her back.
Curiosity gets the better of me and I have to ask.
“How do you plan to get us out of here?”
“Your prince isn’t going to let you stay here so I know he’ll be making a rescue attempt, and when he does, I will be there waiting to give you a hand. Face it, Princess, coming here is a suicide mission. I can guarantee your exit out of here so just make sure you stay close together when he comes. Our window of time will be very short.”
Nixie didn’t have any more time to elaborate because Avery walked through the door as soon as she finished speaking. I could tell this wasn’t the real Avery, though. The dark sorcerer is in there because I can feel the evil emanating off of him. I’m staring at his face and I know I’ve seen this look before, a long time ago in my court. I finally figured out why Avery was acting so odd all those times before. It wasn’t really Avery in that body, but the dark sorcerer. I didn’t know he could do that. I wonder what everyone back home is going to say about it. Protection from the dark sorcerer has just now become more complicated. There’s no telling how many times he’s spied on us and done things behind our backs.
Nixie leaves the room and the fake Avery gives her a smile. He turns to look at me and his lips part with a lustful grin. He lets out an appreciative sigh and walks toward me. He takes my face in his hands and leans down to take my lips with his. I kiss him back with a forced eagerness. His tongue intermingles with mine and his hands caress down my back to cup my ass. He squeezes tightly to press me up against his growing erection. A groan escapes my lips and I meant it as a groan of annoyance, but he took it as one of passion and deepens the kiss.
‘Think, Calista! You have to stop this!’ My inner monologue is screaming at me to put a stop to this, but what can I do?
I slightly push against his chest and make my breathing sound frantic like I am really turned on, when actually I am disgusted with myself because of what I had to do.
Sounding breathless I ask, “I thought you had plans to take me into the village tonight.”
He steps back, looks up at the ceiling and then breathes a sigh of annoyance. I have to make him leave this room. I try to persuade him that I really want to go into the village.
I bounce up and down with excitement and plaster a fake smile on my face.
“I really want to go into the village. It would be nice to meet some of the people.” I run my hand down his arm and ask softly, “What kind of queen would I be if I didn’t take care of our people?”
He narrows his eyes and holds his hands up in defeat. He smiles at me and seeing the evil smile on Avery’s face is just disturbing, but he’s obviously amused at my excitement.
“Okay, you made your point, but we have a stop to make at the prison first. I want you to see how I work and I also have a surprise for you.” He looks down at the talisman resting between my breasts and touches it tenderly before he says, “By the way things are looking, I should be able to take that talisman off of you tonight. Your power is going to make this night magical for us because power exchange is the ultimate orgasm and this night will be one you will never forget.” He winks and then bends down to give me one last possessive kiss. Both of his hands grab my face in a fierce grip and he pulls me forward to meet my lips with his. I breathe a sigh of relief when he lets me go. He turns to walk out of the room, expecting me to follow and as I do my smile quickly diminishes. He says he has a surprise for me, but do I really want to know what kind of surprise it is? No, but unfortunately I have to find out. My body goes cold and my steps are heavy as I walk behind the dark sorcerer in Avery’s body.